Tawihiri - Polynesian mythology.
Tawhiri is the Polynesian God of winds and storms.
He is a very powerful God, smiting both trees and waves, anything he doesn't like he blows away.
He is the son of Papa and Rangi (Papa is the sky, Rangi the earth mother).
When his brothers and sisters who were trapped in the womb wanted to slay their parents in order to escape, Tawhiri said no. He stood against his brothers and sisters and alongside his father to prevent this happening.
The fierce God Tu Matauenga fought against Tawhiri but could not defeat him. They are now eternal enemies.
The Polynesian god of war (Maori, Maru; Hawaiian, Ku) and sometimes mentioned as the first man. He quarreled with the gods, for such was his nature. Similar to the Greek Cronus, he devoured his children. He was cast out, exiled to the nether regions of darkness. One day, he gathered his forces, the shadowy hosts of Anu, and invaded heaven. After three fierce battles, the gods were finally able to defeat him and threw him back in the netherworld.
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